Stunting in Infancy Is Associated with Decreased Risk of High Body Mass Index for Age at 8 and 12 Years of Age.
Christopher T AndersenAryeh D SteinSarah A ReynoldsJere R BehrmanBenjamin T CrookstonKirk A DeardenMary E PennyWhitney SchottLia C H FernaldPublished in: The Journal of nutrition (2016)
Stunting predicted a lower risk of prevalent BMIZ > 1 and BMIZ > 2, even after controlling for potential confounders. This finding may be driven in part by a higher risk of reversion from BMIZ > 1 by age 5 y. Our results contribute to an understanding of how nutritional stunting in infancy is associated with BMIZ later in life.